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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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When and why did the pronoun "thou" disappear from the English language? How can the English people convey politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee?
  

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Hi, When and why did the pronoun "thou" disappear from the English language? Here is some information about 'thou'. htm You need to scroll down the article.

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  • Hi, When and why did the pronoun "thou" disappear from the English language?
  • Here is some information about 'thou'.
  • htm You need to scroll down the article.
  • How can the English people convey politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee?
  • Too broad to be addressed in a single post.
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Hi,
When and why did the pronoun "thou" disappear from the English language?
Here is some information about 'thou'. http://etymonline.com/columns/do-be-thee.htm
You need to scroll down the articl
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AnonymousWhen and why did the pronoun "thou" disappear from the English language?
There is a lot of detail in this article. The answer to "when" is somewhere around 1650, but it is still used in a few dialects.
Why? Well, reasons for language change cannot usually be explained.

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